40 killed in Pakistan quake: Official
byIslamabad, April 17 (IANS) At least 40 people were killed and over 300 injured in the 7.9 magnitude earthquake that rocked Pakistan Tuesday, an…
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Indian American marathoner escapes unhurt in Boston blast
byWashington, April 17 (IANS) An Indian-American marathoner and his family escaped unhurt from Monday’s deadly Boston Marathon bombings, but only after hours of anxiety…
Boston blast probe focuses on pressure cooker bombs
byWashington, April 17 (IANS) Investigators looking for clues to the Boston Marathon bombings that killed three people and injured another 176 would try to…
Russian orphanage head probed over teen slave labour
byMoscow, April 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian investigators have opened a criminal case against an orphanage director suspected of exploiting teenagers in her care as…
Eight warrants issued over Italian magistrate’s murder
byRome, April 17 (IANS/AKI) Italian police have issued eight arrest warrants over the 1992 slaying of anti-mafia magistrate Giovanni Falcone, his wife and three…
Seven people hanged in Iran
byTehran, April 17 (IANS/AKI) Three convicted rapists and four armed robbers have been hanged in Iran’s southern Fars province, the Mehr news agency reported….
Iran’s Bushehr n-plant unaffected by quake
byMoscow, April 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Iran’s first nuclear power plant in Bushehr was not affected by the devastating earthquake that hit the country Tuesday,…
Italian PM deplores ‘cowardly’ attack in Boston
byRome, April 17 (IANS/AKI) Italy’s Prime Minister Mario Monti has condemned the bombing at the Boston Marathon that killed three people and injured over…
Putin offers help to probe Boston bombings
byMoscow, April 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered Russia’s assistance in the investigation of the Boston Marathon bombings that killed three…
Pope sends condolences to Boston victims
byVatican City, April 17 (IANS/AKI) Pope Francis has sent commiserations for the three victims of the bombing at the Boston marathon, saying he was…